J A Walker of Bowling Green, KY

photographer: J A Walker
Bowling Green, KY
example from LOST GALLERY

James Albert Walker
(1859-1939)

1859 Sep 15
Center Township, Wood, Ohio, state records, James Albert Walker is born to Abraham Walker and Susan Thompson
1880 Jun 25
Center, Wood, Ohio, US census, James Walker as farm labor
1886
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker began learning photography from R P Morrison
1887
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker opens own gallery
1889 Jan 10
Center Township, Wood, OH, James A Walker and Jennie Sweet are married
1891 Nov 25
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for “Walker’s” photographs

1894 Nov 01
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, small tem says Walker has hired Al Ketcham of Findlay, OH, as assistant in the gallery
1895 Apr 19
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for Walker gallery at the Commercial Bank Building on South Main
1896
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, display ad for Walker Studio at the “Royce Block”
1900 Jun 01
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 11 ½ N Church
1905 Oct 07
Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel, item describes new electric lighting at Walker Studio
1910 Apr 18
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 124 E Reed Ave
1920 Jan 15
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; res 124 E Reed Ave

1926
Bowling Green Daily Sentinel Obituary; James Walker closes his gallery
1930 Apr 05
Bowling Green, OH, US census, James A Walker as photographer; Res 124 E Reed Ave
1939 Dec 09
Bowling Green, OH, state records, James A Walker as photographer dies at age 80

It appears that James Walker operated his photograph gallery, possibly at the same address, from 1887 to 1926. His son Ariel continued at his own location for many years.

Out of the dozens of newspaper items found, there is never a mention of an address or a change of address for James Walker’s photograph studio.

Some of the newspaper items reflect the difficulty in accepting the word “Take” in association with making photographs.

Bowling Green (OH) Wood County Gazette -
01 Oct 1887

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
25 Nov 1891

Bowling Green (ON) Daily Sentinel -
01 Nov 1894

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
19 Apr 1895

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
07 Mar 1896

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel -
27 Jul 1896

Perrysburg (OH) Journal -
26 Sep 1896

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
07 Oct 1905

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
25 Apr 1908

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune -
19 Sep 1911

Bowling Green (OH) Daily Sentinel Tribune - 11 Dec 1939

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Union Gallery of Dallas, Texas

photographer: Union Gallery
1131 Elm Street, Dallas, TX
example from LOST GALLERY

Enhanced version

Dallas city directories 1875 through 1920 make no mention of a Union Gallery or any photo studio at 1131 Elm Street. It is possible the card was made as a novelty after 1920 but considering the costume of the subject, probably not.

The card itself is light weight, about 6 ply, with rounded corners, straight cut non-beveled edges.

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John Jacob Unbehaun

photographer: Unbehaun
Deshler, NE
(heavy stock, embossed, bevel edge)
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John Jacob Unbehaun
(1875-1959)

1875 Dec 29
Mokena, IL, state records, John Jacob Unbehaun is born to John Unbehaun and Carolyn Werner
1880 Jun 18
Frankfort, IL, US census John J Unbehaun at age 4
1900 Jun 04
Frankfort, IL, US census, John J Unbehaun, age 25, as no occupation shown, living with parents on farm
1909
Thayer, NE, state record, John J Unbehaun and Amanda Eitzman are married
1909 Apr 16
Deshler (NE) Rustler, news item says John J Unbehaun, photographer, is now located in Deshler, NE
1910 Feb 02 plus repeats through May
Hebron (NE) Champion, display ad says John N Unbehaun has opened gallery in Deshler, NE
1910 Apr 16
Deshler, NE, US census, John J Unbehaun as photographer with own studio

1911 Jan 16
Deshler (NE) Rustler, small item says Unbehaun is building a home and Gallery east of city hall, Deshler, NE
1911 Nov 30
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of Unbehaun studio in Deshler
1912 May 06
Deshler (NE) Rustler, small ad for John J Unbehaun, photographer of Deshler, NE
1912 Nov 12
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says Unbehaun is photographer and inventor in Deshler, NE
1913 Apr 17
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of new additions to Unbehaun Art Studio
1914 Apr 09
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of increase in business at Unbehaun photographer
1914 Jun 04
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of death of the father of John J Unbehaun, photographer
1915 Mar 08
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says John J Unbehaun, photographer, was in Beatrice, NE, the previous week

1915 Jul 08
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says J J Unbehaun has purchased some new photograph equipment
1916 Jun 29
Deshler (NE) Rustler, ad says John J Unbehaun is now selling "real"cameras
1917 Jan 25
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says Unbehaun has pictures of the Deshler Skating Pond for sale
1917 May 31
Deshler (NE) Rustler, Item indicates John J Unbehaun has turned his attention to real estate
1917 Jun 14
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says John Unbehaun, photographer, receives word of mother’s illness
1917 Nov 22
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item shows John Unbehaun is not in investments business
1917
Omaha, NE, state gazetteer, John J Unbehaun as photographer in Deshler, Omaha, Nebraska
1918 Mar 07
Deshler (NE) Rustler, ad for John J Unbehaun, about land investments
1918 Jul 25
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item calls John Unbehaun the “busy photographer and land man”

1918 Sep 12
Deshler, NE, draft registration John Jacob Unbehaun as photographer and farmer
1919 May 08
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of John J Unbehaun investments in Yuma and Kit Carson, CO
1920 Jan 20
Spring Creek, NE, U S Census, John Unbehaun as photographer with own gallery
1920 Apr 22
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of customers of John J Unbehaun, photographer
1923 Jul 11
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says John J Unbehaun “photographer” has purchased a car
1924 Mar 03
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of business at Unbehaun the photographer

1925 Aug 02
Lincoln (NE) State Journal, item says John J Unbehaun and real estate and now getting back to photography
1927 Apr 13
Deshler (NE) Rustler, picture and caption of John J Unbehaun, photographer of Deshler, NE
1929 Aurora, IL, city directory, John J Unbehaun as Illinois Art Studio; res 217 Main
1929 Jul 03
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item tells of farewell party for Mrs John J Unbehaun, planning to move to Aurora, IL with family;
same date, small item invites customers to continue to patronize the Deshler Art Studio, indicating the studio continued to operate under that name after John J Unbehaun moves away

1930 Apr 10
Aurora, IL, US census, John J Unbehaun as photographer
1935
Aurora, IL, from 1940 US census, John Unbehaun at same address as 1940
1940 Apr 04
Aurora, IL, US census, John Unbehaun as photographer
1941 Jun 25
Deshler (NE) Rustler, item says John J Unbehaun, ”former photographer here” tells of his son, Werner
1950 Apr 20
Aurora, IL, US census, John J Unbehaun, no occupation shown

1959 May 09
Aurora, IL, state records, FindaGrave, John J Unbehaun dies at age 83
1959 May 13
Deshler (NE) Rustler, notice that John J Unbehaun former photographer of Deshler, NE, has died at his home in Aurora, IL

John J Unbehaun was a lifelong photographer working basically in only two states.

Brief recap of locations:
Deshler, NE – 1909 to 1929
Aurora, IL - 1929 to 1950 (studio continues after Unbehaun retires)

Although the cabinet card format would be the choice in the earlier years, before 1900, they could be used occasionally in later years.

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
16 Apr 1900

Hebron (NE) Champion -
20 May 1910

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
05 Aug 1910

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
29 Sep 1910

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
16 Mar 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
08 Dec 1910

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
16 Feb 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
09 Feb 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
23 Feb 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
06 Apr 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
30 Nov 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
14 Dec 1911

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
09 May 1912

Byron (NE) Blade -
17 May 1912

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
11 JAN 1912

Hebron (NE) Register -
28 Feb 1913

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
17 Apr 1913

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
25 Dec 1913

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
08 Jan 1914

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
09 Apr 1914

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
04 Jun 1914

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
08 Jul 1915

Deshler (NE) Rustler - 29 Jun 1916

Deshler (NE) Rustler - 25 Jan 1917

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
31 May 1917

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
14 Jun 1917

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
22 Nov 1917

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
07 Mar 1918

Deshler (NE) Rustler - 22 Aor 1920

Deshler (NE) Rustler - 02 Aug 1925

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
13 Apr 1927

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
03 Jul 1929

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
03 Jul 1929

Deshler (NE) Rustler -
13 May 1959

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Oscar D Kuhns

photographer: O D Kuhns
509 Commercial St, Atchison, KS
example from contributor Moseley

reverse of card at left

Oscar Daniel Kuhns is a hard one to follow. His activities were so wide and varied that it is difficult to tell if it was one man with many interests or three people with the same name.

It’s a bit of a stretch to think of there being more than one person named Oscar D Kuhns in the same corner of Kansas in the late 1800’s.

To add more complication, the newspapers seemed unable to settle on the name, sometimes spelling it “Kuhn” and other times “Kuhns” or even “Kunz”. One ad, from 1889, spells the name two ways, “Kuhn’s” and “Kuhns”.

One obituary found does not mention his photographic career but places his death in 1940.

Another newspaper item about a son, Charles, says Oscar died prior to 1922. Another news item from Pittsburg, PA, says Oscar D Kuhns, 88, died 30 Dec 1959. Complicating further, no othe menion of a son has been found.

So this timeline will contain contradictory items but does show a career in photography that stretches from about Feb 1888 to June of 1893. From 1888 to May 1890 he operated his own “Kuhn’s Gallery” in El Dorado, Kansas. Then from April of 1891 to about June of 1893, he was the “manager” of the McLeod Gallery, 509 Commercial St, Atchison, KS.

Oscar D Kuhns
(1867 – before 1922 or maybe 1940)

1867 Jun 21
Rushville, IL, state records, Oscar D Kuhns is born to Walter Kuhn and Mary E Thompson
1869
Drexel (Mo) Star, obituary says Kuhn family moved to Miami County, KS
1870 Jul 13
Sugar Creek, Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhns at age 3 (says born in Kansas but all rest of family born in Ill)
1880
Atchison, KS, city directory, Kleckner, Kuhns NOT listed

1880 Jun 14
Miami, KS, US census, Osker Kuhn as “at school” at age 13
1882
Atchinson, KS, county directory, M A Klekner as photographer over 409 Commercial; res 12 s 5th; Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed
1884
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns, fr Pennsylvania, retoucher; wks 405 Commercial; bds 712 Y M A Kleckner as photographer above 409 Commercial; res 512 S 5th
1885
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D “Kuhn” fr Pennsylvania, as Music Teacher; Oscar D Kuhns, and M A Kleckner NOT listed
1885 Mar 01
Miami, KS, state census, Oscar Kuhn (age 17) as farm hand
1888 Feb 22 – Mar 01
El Dorado (KS) Daily Democrat, display ad for Kuhns’ Gallery on South Main Street
1889 Jan 03
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, small notice that O D Kuhns plans to leave Eldorado

1889 Jan 24 and 26
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, display ad for Kuhn’s Gallery (note that the name is spelled both “Kuhns” and “Kuhn’s” in same ad
1889 Aug 12
Leon (KS) Press, small item says O D Kuhns, El Dorado photographer, has leased the gallery formerly by Lemon
1890 Mar 20
Miami County, KS, state records, Oscar D Kuhn (age 23, as farmer) and Annie Dixon (of Sugar, KS) are married
1890 May 15
Butler County (El Dorado, KS) Democrat, item says O D Kuhns has sold Gallery to C R Lory of Kewanee, IL
1890 Oct 17
Walnut Valley (El Dorado, KS) Times, item says O D Kuhns formerly of El Dorado, KS, is now of Atchison, KS
1891 Apr 07
Atchison (KS) Daily Patriot, item says O D Kuhns will be in charge of the D McLeod gallery while McLeod has a lengthy visit in Canada; also mentions that Kuhns was with S L Conklin for many years

1892 Jul 01
Atchison (KS) College Review, display ad says the McLeod Studio is managed by O D Kuhns
1892 Nov 11
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item tells of payment for damage to gallery in recent fire
1892 Dec 01
Atchison (KS) College Review, small display ad says McLeod Studio, 509 Commercial St, is managed by O D Kuhns
1892 Dec 21 to 1893 Jun 20
Atchison (KS) Daily Champion and Daily Globe, Oscar D Kuhn gets into and out of the ice business
1893 Jan 01
Hutchinson (KS) College Review, small at for McLeod Studio in Hutchinson, KS, O D Kuhns, operator
1893 Jun 20
Atchison (KS) Daily Champion item says the ice business purchased by O D Kuhns has been sold at auction
1894 Sep 12
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, O D Kuhns, photographer, in law-suit asking $2000 in damages from John J Intfen

1895 Mar 01
Sugar Creek, Miami, County, KS, state census, Oscar D Kuhn from Illinois, no occupation shown, at age 26; possibly not the photographer
1895 Aug 22
Elmira (NY) Star Gazette, story about Oscar D Kuhns dealing with “Green Goods Man”
1896 Jun 16
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item noting that O D Kuhns formerly operated a photograph gallery in Atchison, KS
1896 Jun 16
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says O D Kuhns who operated a Gallery in Atchison is now working in the country
1896 Dec 24 Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says O D Kuhns is now running a boarding house in St Joseph, MO
1896
St Jospeh, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns, Anna Kuhns NOT listed
1898
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns as photographer; res 1120 Francis;
Anna Kuhns (widow), res 904 Julie

(See example next row)

1898 St. Joseph, MO, city directory listing

1899 May 12
St Joseh, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed
1899
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns AT 1120 Francis (Street guide only)
Anna Kuhns NOT found
1900
St Joseph, MO, city directory, Oscar D Kuhns NOT listed

1902 Jul 26
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, “Historical” column about photographer Oscar D Kuhns helping capture the “Green Goods” scam
1903
Atchison, KS, city directory, Oscar D Kuhn or Kuhns NOT listed
1905 Mar 01
Miami, KS, state census, O D Kuhn, as farmer as age 36
1905 Jul 24
Atchison Daily Globe, item about “Charles J “KuntZ” son of “Oscar D Kuntz, photographer who died in Atchison some years ago” (So far, no record has been found of a son for Oscar D Kuntz.)
1910 May 09
Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhn as merchant
1915
Miami, KS, state census, Oscar Kuhn as farming
1920 Jun 13
Sugar Creek, Miami, KS, US census, Oscar Kuhn as farm labor

1922 Dec 29
Atchison (KS) Daily Globe, item says Charles W Kuhns retiring from Navy, is the son of Oscar D Kuhns, deceased
1925 Feb
Atchison, KS, state directory, Oscar D Kuhn living with brother as farm hand
1934
From obituary, Oscar D “Kuhn” suffers debilitating stroke
1935
Sugar Creek, KS, (from 1940 US census), shows Oscar
1940 Apr 17
Sugar Creek, KS, US census Oscar Kuhn as no occupation shown; living with widowed sister in law Florence C Kuhn
1940 Dec 14
Miami County, KS, FindaGrave, Oscar D Kuhn, dies at age 73
1940 Dec 19
Drexel (MO) Star, This obituary does not mention the photography career so it may be a different O D Kuhns

Butler County (KS) Democrat -
01 Mar 1888

Walnut Valley (KS) Times -
03 Jan 1889

Walnut Valley (KS) Times -
24 Jan 1889

Leon (KS) Press -
15 Aug 1889

Butler County (KS) Democrat -
15 May 1890

El Dorado (KS) Times -
17 Oct 1890

Atchison (KS) Daily Patriot -
07 Apr 1891

Atchison (KS) College Review -
01 Jul 1892

Archison (KS) Daily Globe -
11 Nov 1892

Atchison (KS) College Review -
01 Dec 1892

Archison (KS) Daily Globe -
21 Dec 1892

Atchison (KS) College Review 01 Feb 1893

Atchison (KS) Daily Champion -
20 Jun 1893

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
22 Jun 1893

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
12 Sep 1894

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
12 Sep 1894

Elmira (NY) Star Gazzette -
22 Aug 1895

Philadelphia (PA) Times -
23 Aug 1895

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
03 Aug 1896

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
16 Jun 1896

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
24 Dec 1896

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
17 Jun 1897

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
29 Dec 1922

Atchison (KS) Daily Globe -
24 Jul 1905

photographer: Kuhns
Eldorado, KS
example from contributor

photographer: Kuhns
Eldorado, KS
example from contributor

photographer: O D Kuhns
Eldorado, KS
example from contributor

reverse of card at left

Photographer: Kuhns
ElDorado, KS
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux

Photographer: Kuhns
ElDorado, KS
(Restored version)
example from the Flickr collection of mj aux

photographer: McLeod
Atchison, KS
example from anonymous donor

reverse of card at left

McLeod operated a gallery at 509 Commercial until about 1893. O D Kuhns was manager until about 1892.

Not the one you were looking for? Here's the photographer's INDEX by name. All the Cabinet Card photographers of the 19th century found in LOST GALLERY are listed there.

Cabinet cards typically have the photographer’s name and address printed on the bottom edge or the reverse of the card. 19th century photographers moved around a lot. The basic idea here is to find WHEN a photographer was WHERE, which will help date an unidentified CABINET CARD from your family album.

This is a work always in progress.

Aditional information and New examples are always welcome. Any additional information will help narrow the time that these precious antiques were made.

All submissions should be free of glare and shadows.
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